Supporting Kinship Connections Act
Latest action · Oct 12, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 2, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Supporting Kinship Connections Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants for developing, enhancing, or evaluating kinship navigator programs; such programs help grandparents and other relative caregivers find and use services to meet the needs of the caregivers and the children they are raising.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 2, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Original | Oct 2, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 12, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
- Oct 2, 2018Introduced in House
- Oct 2, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2543 | Supporting Kinship Connections Act | Related bill | Mar 13, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
- Adoption and foster care
- American Samoa
- Child care and development
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Families
- Family relationships
- Family services
- Government information and archives
- Guam
- Indian social and development programs
- Lawyers and legal services
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Oceania
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Public-private cooperation
- State and local government operations
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- Virgin Islands
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2018Introduced in House
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